290: Māori Science Fiction and Being Joyously Weir (with Sascha Stronach)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week we’re joined by author Sascha Stronach to talk about his debut novel,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Dawnhounds</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We chat about spreading Māori science fiction, mushroom cities, and being joyously weird.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of pandemic, politics, colonization, colorism, racism, violence, mold/decay, sewage, and climate change. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.theunderstatesmen.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sascha Stronach</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(Kāi Tahu, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki) is a speculative fiction author based out of Wellington, New Zealand. His debut novel</span> <a href= "https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawnhounds-sascha-stronach/1134051411"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Dawnhounds</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is equal parts Perdido Street Station and Discworld; Tamsyn Muir called it "a wonderful queer noir fever dream". You can</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Dawnhounds-Sascha-Stronach/dp/1982187050"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> order</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Dawnhounds</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">now</span></a><strong>!</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Follow him on Twitter @</span><a href= "https://twitter.com/understatesmen?lang=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">understatesman</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Live Show</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Join us on</span> <a href= "https://caveat.nyc/event/spirits-podcast-7-15-2022/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">July 15th in-person in NYC OR stream</span></a> <span sty